Which paid more, LQTI or TLTX?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and TLTX paid 15.0%, so TLTX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, LQTI or TLTX?

With every distribution reinvested, LQTI returned −0.6% and TLTX −4.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LQTI or TLTX?

LQTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTX charges 0.29%, so TLTX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LQTI vs TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTX paid 15.0% of its price in cash against LQTI’s 8.6%, though LQTI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $185m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF, and $17m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Treasury Bond Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.6%

LQTI cash paid, 1 year

15.0%

TLTX cash paid, 1 year

−0.6%

LQTI total return, 1 year

−4.3%

TLTX total return, 1 year

LQTI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with LQD

LQTI

−0.6%

LQD

−1.1%

About even with LQD

LQTI over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price −9.1%, total −0.6%, LQD −1.1%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQTI

−0.6%

about even with LQD

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with LQD

LQTI over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price −9.1%, total −0.6%, LQD −1.1%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LQD

−1.1%

LQTI

−0.6%

about even with LQD

8.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LQTI over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price −9.1%, total −0.6%, LQD −1.1%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLTX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

TLTX

−4.3%

none

Not measured

TLTX over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −19.0%, total −4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLTX

−4.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TLTX over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −19.0%, total −4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLTX

−4.3%

15.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TLTX over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −19.0%, total −4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TLTX costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; LQTI is 12.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LQTI vs TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LQTI	TLTX
Paid and earned
Measure	LQTI	TLTX
Total return, 1 year	−0.6%	−4.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 9.1%	fell 19.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	71% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LQTI	TLTX
Benchmark	US investment grade bonds, measured through LQD	not published
Cost and size
Measure	LQTI	TLTX
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.29%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$207m	$17m
Holdings
Measure	LQTI	TLTX
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, LQTI and TLTX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LQTI TLTX

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LQTI

2027-01-29 iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF C 1.04 97.53%

2026-11-06 iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF C 103.84 -0.06%

Only in TLTX

Global X Long-Term Treasury Ladder ETF 41.05%

United States of America 9.28%

United States of America 8.42%

United States of America 7.19%

United States of America 6.34%

United States of America 5.90%

United States of America 4.22%

United States of America 3.93%

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Side by side

LQTI FT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETF · Option income on LQD, paying monthly TLTX Global X Treasury Bond Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Global X

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark US investment grade bonds (LQD) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.2% 18.1%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.29%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.6% 15.0%

Price change, 1 year −9.1% −19.0%

Total return, 1 year −0.6% −4.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.1% not published

Ahead or behind +0.5 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 71%

Age 1.7 years 1.3 years

Net assets, LQTI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TLTX as of Oct 12, 2026 $185m $17m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: LQTI vs TLTX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LQTI	TLTX	LQTI	TLTX	LQTI	TLTX
3 months	−0.4%	+0.5%	2.2%	4.2%	+0.4 pts	not measured
6 months	−1.7%	−2.4%	4.4%	7.7%	+0.3 pts	not measured
1 year	−0.6%	−4.3%	8.6%	15.0%	+0.5 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: LQTI Feb 2025 · TLTX Jul 2025	+5.4%	+3.2%	14.8%	20.3%	+0.1 pts	not measured

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About each fund

LQTI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) returned −1.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TLTX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TLTX paid 15.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 71% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LQTI or TLTX?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LQTI paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and TLTX paid 15.0%, so TLTX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, LQTI or TLTX?: With every distribution reinvested, LQTI returned −0.6% and TLTX −4.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LQTI or TLTX?: LQTI charges 0.65% a year and TLTX charges 0.29%, so TLTX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

LQTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LQTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LQTI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for LQTI ↗

TLTX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TLTX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TLTX 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for TLTX ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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